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Rivers Cuomo Quotes

Easy’ is not a word I would ever use to describe touring Picture Quote #1

Even at your best, the creative moments are still kind of fleeting Picture Quote #1

What I am best at is reading a book and then writing a critical essay Picture Quote #1

I have a natural instinct to feel guilty and that I’ve let people down. I’ve apologized in more songs than ‘Back to the Shack.’ Going back to our second record, the closing lines are ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.’ It’s definitely part of my personality Picture Quote #1

Most of the songs I write just very directly from my life. I don’t have a big imagination. Whenever I tried to write from fantasy, it comes out sounding really fake Picture Quote #1

I’m just living each day, and I’m better equipped to do so. I mean, I used to be totally afraid, I used to have, like, permanent stage fright. But now I’m trying to have fun. I’m trying to bring as much happiness to as many people as possible Picture Quote #1

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I think I’m a good dad. It’s hard. Ultimately, it’s our kids that have the final word. So we’ll have to ask them Picture Quote #1

It’s great - that’s the best part about being famous is that people want to get to know me. People come up to me and introduce themselves, and I make friends, and then I meet their friends. It seems like I have a very happy and comfortable social life, which is something I never had when I was younger Picture Quote #1

With no faith, purely as a scientific experiment, I started meditating and watched if it changed my music. It did, but it didn’t make it more mellow. It made it easier to get into the flow of creativity Picture Quote #1

I think audiences sometimes mistakenly assume a quality performance comes from some great emotional disturbance rather than really intense concentration. Concentration and flow is what it’s all about Picture Quote #1

It’s so important to me that I feel like I’m doing something that’s never been done before, whether that’s in the show, or I’m writing a song. I can exist in this little box here, but I have to do something new with it Picture Quote #1

I like to get input from all different kinds of listeners, including the really conservative ones, and sometimes those listeners steer me in a direction that I haven’t seen. But at the end of the day, my vote is always to go in the direction that makes me the most excited Picture Quote #1

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The most nerve-wracking experience is an oral presentation in class. And right under that would be doing ‘Saturday Night Live’ or ‘David Letterman.’ One of those shows Picture Quote #1

I have some good books of Bach keyboard music transcribed for guitar, and there’s always a nylon-string guitar hanging on the wall in my house and a bunch of classical guitar books to grab. I kind of do that just for fun Picture Quote #1

Cat Stevens’ music, voice, and energy made me feel so secure. He sounded different from some of the paternal figures in my life, so gentle and kind Picture Quote #1

When ‘Nevermind’ came out, my roommate had the CD. At first, I actually thought, ‘This is too polished and commercial.’ It was a little off-putting. But then I was like, ‘This is the best music ever.’ It felt so close to what I wanted to do Picture Quote #1

I think probably with any performer, but maybe with rock music especially, the audience wants to see the singer being real, and exploring, and not doing a rehearsed routine, so I’m just constantly looking for new things to try. I’m really curious out there, and my curiosity has led me into all kinds of bizarre situations Picture Quote #1

I don’t ever want anyone to think that I’m being judgmental. I gotta do everything I can do to not be preachy Picture Quote #1

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Miley Cyrus’ ‘Party in the USA’ kills me with jealousy. The melodies are out-of-control beautiful Picture Quote #1

Certainly, the Beach Boys and the early Beatles records were a huge influence on me lyrically Picture Quote #1

I think if I wasn’t a musician, I would be a high-school band director or orchestra director. I like working with large groups of musicians and bringing out the dynamics and accomplishing something as a team Picture Quote #1

I love writing songs. One of the toughest things is structure; it just works when you use verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge. And as soon as you become aware of that formula, you start to have a bad conscience when you write with that particular structure Picture Quote #1

Meditation hasn’t separated me from my life and my friends and my work. It’s just made my fear go away, so I can just be that much more engaged Picture Quote #1

With each step I take, I see that my ability to perform gets a little better. So until it starts getting worse, I’m going to keep moving forward Picture Quote #1

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It is cool to have a label head that is also a songwriter, in a band, and produces records Picture Quote #1

I’m constantly fighting with my manager to reduce the amount of time I have to spend on promotional activities, so I can get back in the studio and work on new music Picture Quote #1

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Easy’ is not a word I would ever use to describe touring (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) Even at your best, the creative moments are still kind of fleeting (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) What I am best at is reading a book and then writing a critical essay (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) I have a natural instinct to feel guilty and that I’ve let people down. I’ve apologized in more songs than ‘Back to the Shack.’ Going back to our second record, the closing lines are ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.’ It’s definitely part of my personality. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) Most of the songs I write just very directly from my life. I don’t have a big imagination. Whenever I tried to write from fantasy, it comes out sounding really fake (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) I’m just living each day, and I’m better equipped to do so. I mean, I used to be totally afraid, I used to have, like, permanent stage fright. But now I’m trying to have fun. I’m trying to bring as much happiness to as many people as possible. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) I think I’m a good dad. It’s hard. Ultimately, it’s our kids that have the final word. So we’ll have to ask them. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) It’s great - that’s the best part about being famous is that people want to get to know me. People come up to me and introduce themselves, and I make friends, and then I meet their friends. It seems like I have a very happy and comfortable social life, which is something I never had when I was younger. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) With no faith, purely as a scientific experiment, I started meditating and watched if it changed my music. It did, but it didn’t make it more mellow. It made it easier to get into the flow of creativity. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) I think audiences sometimes mistakenly assume a quality performance comes from some great emotional disturbance rather than really intense concentration. Concentration and flow is what it’s all about. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) It’s so important to me that I feel like I’m doing something that’s never been done before, whether that’s in the show, or I’m writing a song. I can exist in this little box here, but I have to do something new with it. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) I like to get input from all different kinds of listeners, including the really conservative ones, and sometimes those listeners steer me in a direction that I haven’t seen. But at the end of the day, my vote is always to go in the direction that makes me the most excited. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) The most nerve-wracking experience is an oral presentation in class. And right under that would be doing ‘Saturday Night Live’ or ‘David Letterman.’ One of those shows. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) I have some good books of Bach keyboard music transcribed for guitar, and there’s always a nylon-string guitar hanging on the wall in my house and a bunch of classical guitar books to grab. I kind of do that just for fun. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) Cat Stevens’ music, voice, and energy made me feel so secure. He sounded different from some of the paternal figures in my life, so gentle and kind. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) When ‘Nevermind’ came out, my roommate had the CD. At first, I actually thought, ‘This is too polished and commercial.’ It was a little off-putting. But then I was like, ‘This is the best music ever.’ It felt so close to what I wanted to do. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) I think probably with any performer, but maybe with rock music especially, the audience wants to see the singer being real, and exploring, and not doing a rehearsed routine, so I’m just constantly looking for new things to try. I’m really curious out there, and my curiosity has led me into all kinds of bizarre situations. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) I don’t ever want anyone to think that I’m being judgmental. I gotta do everything I can do to not be preachy. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) Miley Cyrus’ ‘Party in the USA’ kills me with jealousy. The melodies are out-of-control beautiful. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) Certainly, the Beach Boys and the early Beatles records were a huge influence on me lyrically (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) I think if I wasn’t a musician, I would be a high-school band director or orchestra director. I like working with large groups of musicians and bringing out the dynamics and accomplishing something as a team. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) I love writing songs. One of the toughest things is structure; it just works when you use verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge. And as soon as you become aware of that formula, you start to have a bad conscience when you write with that particular structure. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) Meditation hasn’t separated me from my life and my friends and my work. It’s just made my fear go away, so I can just be that much more engaged. (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) With each step I take, I see that my ability to perform gets a little better. So until it starts getting worse, I’m going to keep moving forward (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) It is cool to have a label head that is also a songwriter, in a band, and produces records (Rivers Cuomo Quotes) I’m constantly fighting with my manager to reduce the amount of time I have to spend on promotional activities, so I can get back in the studio and work on new music (Rivers Cuomo Quotes)